For love and survival

Steve: Tell the little lady to hang in there. Hope things go well. Beautiful chair and great gesture. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Beautiful rocker. I like the form, the finish is hard to see. You might try photographing it outside.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska - LJ Book List, http://home.gci.net/~jbertelson/Book_List.htm

What a beautiful idea! It’s like you are wrapping her in your arms every time she sits down.
God bless, and I hope your wife is doing well.

-- BarbS, Wenatchee WA

Wonderful thought – good luck to all of yours

-- "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure." Mark Twain

Wonderful rocker.
Tell your wife to keep fighting!

-- ---call me Mark

A very moving story and a wonderful expression in wood.
My best wishes and prayers to you both.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Hi Steve!

I think we met this past October at a Sam Maloof Seminar locally here in central Iowa – Given by Mike Johnson from Mr Maloof’s shop. You described this chair and showed me pictures of the progress of the chair. I see now that it is a wonderful item that was constructed with care and love. I so hope that your wife does well and wanted to tell you that you are in my thoughts as well as many others here. Best wishes for the holidays!

Chris

-- So Much Wood - So Little Time! --

Fantastic design and execution. My thoughts are with you and your wife.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

WOW I like it very much and I am sure she loves it as much as you did during the bulid. It is an awesome thing to be able to make somthing out of your heart and put it to a pratical project. My prayers go out to your wife and to you as well…

-- David '65

Steve, wow, what an impressive piece! Fantastic job and a wonderful tribute to your wife’s fight and survival to cancer. It’s amazing how some of the LJ’s on this site have some similar experiences….... My story echos your’s….
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and has gone through the chemo / radiation / masechtomy and now is trying to fight a lung disease possibly from the chemo…...... Having said that, she is doing pretty well considering and continuing the fight. You’re not alone out there and I applaud you for what you have created and your support of your wife!!!!!

Thanks for sharing and I may be coming to you for ideas / help on maybe making a chair like your’s, if you don’t mind.

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Things always look better when they come from the heart, best wishes to you both and awesome build on the chair.

-- Duane,matt_megan@twlakes.net

beautiful build ,
with love .
the best to you both in this ,
and in the holidays !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Great Rocker! You did a superb Job!!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

That is an awesome chair and what an awesome husband you are to design and build such a beautiful piece of art work that displays your love for your wife. I’m sure when she sits in that beautiful chair it’ll certainly give her inspiration to take her fight to a higher level. Bless both of you.
I think the Cancer Society needs a photo of that chair and the inspiration behind it.

Beautiful work. My thoughts are with you and your wife.

-- Rick

A special chair for a special lady. It does not get any better than that. I pray that your wife will recover fully.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Thanks everyone for the kind words. After I had read a number of the comments I realized that I didn’t do a good enough job of explaining her condition. I forget that sometimes this site is about a bit more than just the woodworking. My wife has gone through the chemo / mastectomy / radiation, in that order. She is well on her way to recovery. If she had not done as well as she did with this all I am not sure I could have made and / or finished this rocker. She has read all of these comments and is very thankful for everyone’s good will.
And now to respond to some of you.

Chris (knothead), Thank you. You are correct I was at that seminar with you. I thought it was a great seminar. Being about half way done with this rocker at that time, it gave me the opportunity to make adjustments and improve it.

Gene (majeagle1), I am glad your wife is doing fairly well. Also tell her to keep fighting until she has recovered completely from it all. I would be willing to give ideas and help when I can. Contact me when you like.

-- Steve, Omaha, NE

Beutiful rocker!

-- I ams what I ams and thats all that I ams...(Popye!)